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Subject INDEX subject INDEX Note: Page numbers in bold face refer to tables, page numbers in italic face indicate fi gures and illustrations. Abbreviations used: LDT for lower development threshold; SET for sum of effective temperatures; SCP for super cooling point; Aaron’s rod see Verbascum thapsus Acyrthosiphon pisum 57, 58–65, 332, 344, 356–358, 363, Abgrallaspis cyanophylli 60, 87, 91, 74–75, 78, 115, 118, 120, 376, 377, 378, 391, 392, 190, 204 145, 147, 152–154, 157, 398, 399, 407, 407, 408, Abies balsamea 471 158, 160, 161, 161–163, 412, 413, 414, 416, 417, abundance of coccinellids 164, 168–9, 168, 170, 171, 417, 420, 422, 425, 449, absolute and relative 111 172, 174, 182, 188–195, 451, 454–458, 477, 498, and character of landscape 127 196, 206, 208, 218, 220, 504, 505, 508 on crops 129, 130 222–224, 234, 236, 237, adaptation ability 157 and habitat fragmentation 238, 240, 297, 345, 451, aphid prey 153 126–127 457, 469, 534 capture of 238, 239 link to aphid abundance 117, 118 ant attendance 236, 237 development on different 145, methods of estimating 468–472 consumption rates 160 147 reduced tillage 502, 503 essential prey 158, 162, 172, rejected/problematic 165–168 sampling methods 112–114 188–195 toxic, effects of 161, 162, transgenic crops 122–123 larval period and pupal mass, effect 452 on trees 131, 132 on 161 augmentation 498 Abutilon theophrasti 227, 227 nutritive value 196–197 Coccipolypus hippodamiae, infection Acacia 154, 183, 489 pea surface wax 217–218 by 413 Acalypha ostryaefolia 123, 126, 227, ratio between disturbed and colour pattern variation 21, 22, 227 consumed 240 23, 25 acarina visual ability 239 assortative mating 27 Coccipolipus 411–414 Adalia bipunctata 20, 21, 23–32, 23, evolution of 26 phoretic mites 345, 411 30, 36, 37, 39, 55–57, 58, 68, geographic variation 23–24 accepted food/prey 143, 144, 145, 69, 72, 73, 77, 78, 79, 82–85, diapause regulation 290–291 146 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 96, 113, dormancy behaviour 313–314 Aconitum 165 117, 119–123, 121, 126, egg cannibalism 177–178, 233 Acraea encedon 425 128, 129, 129–132, 144– essential foods 188 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 379 146, 150, 151, 151–154, expansion in Japan 493–494 Acutaspis umbonifera 190 153, 159, 162, 163–169, inbreeding 40 Acyrthosiphon caraganae 58 165, 166, 172–174, 173, intraguild predation 350, Acyrthosiphon ignotum 58 179–180, 205, 209, 211, 351–352, 361 Acyrthosiphon kondoi 476 212, 215, 216–217, 224, larval attachment ability 218 Acyrthosiphon nipponicum see 230, 231, 236, 291, 305, larval food consumption 202, Neoaulacorthum nipponicum 306, 308, 309, 311, 318, 203 241 320–322, 324–326, 329, preference for 452–453 Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae), First Edition. Edited by I. Hodek, H.F. van Emden, A. Honeˇk. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Published 2012 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 532 Subject index 533 Adalia bipunctata, (continued) mean SCP 96 alfalfa fi elds male-killing bacteria, effect of ovarioles 78–82 alternative prey 170–172, 213 421, 422, 424, 424, 425, 425 oviposition 85–88 nutritional value 196–197 mtDNA and male-killing bacteria pre-oviposition period 77–78 strip-harvesting 501 30–31 size 78, 95 alfalfa weevil see Hypera postica non-insect food 180, 185 teneral development 76–77 alkaloids 376 olfaction 225 wings and fl ight 77 aphid toxicity 163–164, 165 oviposition deterrence 228, 229 aestivation diapause 276–277 egg and pupae protection 76, 456 larval tracks, chemical Afi denta misera 79 enemies and competitors 449 composition 455 Afi ssula rana 79, 316 host plant 167 search patterns 215, 220 Afi ssula sanscrita 79 larvae protection 357 sperm competition/paternity studies Aframomum melegueta 24–26 refl ex blood 376, 377, 445–449 42–43 age of coccinellids alkanes, larval tracks 455 trophic egg laying 173, 177 growth curves 74 Allantonematidae 414 wing development 28 hatching rate 68 allelobiosis 458 Adalia conglomerata 131 oviposition rates 86, 87 allelochemicals 151, 155, 196 Adalia decempunctata 21, 23, 25, 27, at peak oviposition 86 and aphid toxicity 158, 160–161, 30, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, pupal, respiration rate 75 164–165 59, 79, 84, 85, 100, 129, and sexual activity 91 DIMBOA in wheat 164, 169 131, 136, 151, 161, 166, and variation in defensive chemistry evolution of adaptive resistance to 189, 196, 231, 233, 236, 447 166 238, 248, 309, 339, 347, and willingness to mate 82 and prey rejection 165–166 365, 376, 377, 378, 392, Agelastica coerulea 167 allelopathy 458 399, 407, 408, 412, 413, aggregations Alloneda dodecaspilota 79 420, 422, 440, 452, 454, chemical implicated in 451, 453, allozymes 460 457 method of analysis 34 Adalia defi ciens 387, 391 dormancy 302, 305–309 population genetics 40 Adalia fasciatopunctata see Adalia monospecifi c 308 sperm competition 42–43 bipunctata aggregative numerical response Alnus japonica 167 Adalia fl avomaculata see Lioadalia 211–213, 227 Alternaria 180–181, 183, 184 fl avomaculata Agistemus longisetus 490 alternative foods/prey 146, Adalia tetraspilota 79 Agonoscena pistaciae 195 170–174, 187, 302, 344 additional prey, aggregative response Agonum dorsale 474 biological control 490 212–213 agricultural practices conservation 499–500 Adelges cooleyi 189 changes in, effects of 126–127 pollen 180 Adelges laricis 188 habitat management 500–502 altruistic behaviour 451 Adelges nordmannianae 189 Agropyron desertorum 207 Amaranthus hybridus 227, 227 Adelges nusslini see Adelges Aiolocaria hexaspilota 59, 79, 82, Amblyseius andersoni 353 nordmannianae 90, 167, 189, 197, 197, 221, Amblyseius fallacis 490 Adelges piceae 493 225, 259, 308, 310, 311, Ambrosia artemisiifolia 152 Adelges tsugae 66, 153, 175, 311, 321, 340, 420, 426, American hickory see Carpinus 193–196, 344, 471, 493 428, 437 caroliniana adelgids dormancy sites 311 Aminellus see Cowperia control of 493 Aiolocaria mirabilis see Aiolocaria Aminellus sumatraensis see Cowperia as prey 175 hexaspilota sumatraensis Adonia arctica see Hippodamia arctica air-currents, use of 302 Amphitetranychus viennensis 67 Adonia variegata see Hippodamia alarm pheromone 225, 239, 451, Amplifi ed Fragment Length variegata 468 Polymorphism (AFLP) analysis Adonis ladybird see Hippodamia Alauda arvensis 379 34 variegata Alcaligenes paradoxus 421 Anagasta kuehniella see Ephestia adult(s) 76–91 alder leaf beetle see Agelastica coerulea kuehniella defence of 357–358 Aleurodicus cocois 169 Anagyrus australiensis 384 fecundity 88–90 Aleurodicus dispersus 490 Anagyrus 353, 384, 386, 471, 496 longevity 90–91 Aleurotuba jelinekii 190 Anagyrus kamali 496 mating 82–85 Aleyrodes proletella 191 Anagyrus lopezi 471 534 Subject index Anagyrus pseudococci 353 interaction with ladybirds 236– ant attendance 236–238, Anastatus 386 238, 359–360 502–503 Anatis halonis 174 semiochemical repellence 449 biological control of 492–493, Anatis labiculata 20, 132 Aonidiella aurantii 60, 190 503–504 Anatis mali 122, 185, 189, 208, Aonidiella orientalis 60, 189 colony age and oviposition 306, 471 Aonidimytilus albus 60 227–228 Anatis ocellata 23, 56, 59, 79, 80, apex predators, coccinellids as defensive and escape behaviour 85, 102, 122, 128, 131, 146, 354–355 238–241 149, 151, 151, 189, 214, Aphanogmus 387 dropping behaviour 118 221, 223, 256, 314, 355, aphid abundance/density 116 reduced size, effect on predation 389, 392, 399, 406, 407, and age of host plant 122 505 408 and climatic changes 115–116 reproduction 492 Anatis quindecimpunctata 130, 132 link to coccinellid abundance social (soldier) 382 anatomical state, diapause 117, 118 suppression of 467, 472–473 fat body and digestive tract and oviposition 117, 119–120, toxic 157–165 316–317 456 Aphis carduella 192 fl ight muscles 323 simulation of timing of peak Aphis cirsiiacanthoidis see Aphis fabae male gonads 321–323 116 cirsiiacanthoidis ovary and spermatheca 317–321 aphid alarm pheromone 225, 239, Aphis craccivora cowpea aphid or Anechura harmandi 426 451, 468 groundnut aphid 59–62, Anegleis cardoni 59, 68, 86, 87, 91 Aphidecta obliterata 21, 45, 52, 57, 64–65, 68, 74, 78, 87, 117, Anethum graveolens 121 85, 95, 108, 120, 129, 131, 118, 147, 148, 160, 161, Angoumois grain moth see Sitotroga 151, 151, 154, 189, 205, 167, 189–195, 222, 236, cerealella 229, 230, 263, 271, 273, 237, 238, 453, 504 Anisolemnia dilatata see Megalocaria 308, 314, 325, 327, 328, Aphis cytisorum cytisorum 191 dilatata 329, 339, 370, 399, 408, Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis 58 Anisolemnia tetrasticta 452 415, 431, 443, 458, 462, Aphis fabae 58, 157, 158, 158, 159, Anisolobus indicus 420 463, 493, 509 160, 167–168 Anisosticta bitriangularis 167, 306, aphid parasitoids Aphis farinosa 63–66, 87, 91, 308 avoidance of plants with 117, 144, 190–195, 222, Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata 23, coccinellids 353 223, 237, 361, 469, 480, 56, 79, 129, 151, 151, 233, detection of footprint 495 378, 399, 422, 442 semiochemicals 455–456 Aphis glycines 59 Anisosticta sibirica 392 aphid population cycle, phases of Aphis gossypii 59–65, 73, 75, 88, Anisotylus Timberlake see Homalotylus 466–467 91, 148, 154, 161, 162, 164, annual mercury see Mercurialis annua aphid population dynamics 472 168, 178–179, 190–196, Anopheles quadrimaculatus 474 demographic-based estimates 197, 205, 210, 236, 239, antennae 473–474 345, 469 chemoreceptors on 450, 453 multi-species combinations survival, and increased CO2 levels subfamily characteristics 5–10 472–473 197 Anthus campestris 379 population decline, confounding Aphis hederae 188 Anthus pratensis 379 factors 466 Aphis helianthi see Aphis carduella Anthus trivialis 379 aphid resistant crops Aphis jacobaeae
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